Tuesday, January 2, 2024

A DRUMMER YET SINGS/LEELAN JACKSON JR

MEET MY GRANDSON LEELAN JACKSON JR, AGE 18. DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL (2023). HE WAS NOTED THE 5TH BEST DRUMMER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BY TMEA (TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION). OVER 70,000 BAND STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN TEXAS COMPETED. ONLY THE TOP FIVE POSITIONS WAS FILLED. LEELAN HAS BEEN DRUMMING AND SINGING SINCE THE AGE OF THREE. OVER TWELVE YEARS HE'S BEEN PLAYING THE DRUMS FOR THE CHURCH IN WHICH HE ATTENDS. BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNTY TO PLAY THE DRUMS AND SING WHILE PARICIPATING AT DIFFERENT CHRUCH EVENTS, PLAYING DRUMS WHILE IN JUNIOR HIGH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, LEAD ROLES IN SCHOOL PLAYS, PERFORMING IN MANY CONCERTS BOTH SCHOOL AND NOW COLLEGE. HE'S SELF-TAUGHT ON BOTH DRUM, BASS GUITAR AND PIANO. BUT HE CAN ALSO PLAY MANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS. NOW A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE AND HIS MAJOR IS MUSIC. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE VARIOUS WEBSITES OVER THE INTERNET WHERE YOU CAN FIND HIM MOSTLY DRUMMING (WHICH IS HIS PASSION) YET THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS WHERE HE'S SINGING. I AM LAVERN JONES LEMONS AND HIS GRANDMOTHER ALSO HIS BIGGEST SUPPORTER! BOTH LEELAN AND I ARE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER NOW X, LINKEDIN, YOUTUBE, TIKTOK, INSTAGRAM, HE'S ON SNAPCHAT...ASKING FOR SUPPORT SUCH AS TO PLEASE REPOST, COMMENT, LIKE AND SHARE LEELAN'S DREAM OF HIS MUSIC TOUCHING THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. AFTERALL, HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER IS THE LEGENDARY LOUIS (BLUES BOY) JONES! MY DAD LEFT US SOON WILL BE 40 YEARS AGO BUT HIS MUSIC IS STILL BEING SOUGHT BY MANY GLOBAL! THAT'S LOVE...THANKS EVERYONE WITH KINDNESS AND HUMILITY.